The Dogstar Portable LED Searchlight Packs Some Serious Power

Unveiled at the 2012 Riscon Safety and Security Trade Show in Tokyo, the Dogstar portable LED searchlight looks a little like something vampire hunters might keep in their arsenal of weapons.

Everything on the searchlight from the non-stick shoulder grip to the on/off trigger is designed to make it look like a military grenade launcher. It even uses rechargeable batteries that pop in and out as if they were a magazine clip.

The intense light source is a power 68,000 lumen, which has roughly 30 times the brightness of a small tactical flashlight and can shine at maximum brightness for 80 minutes with a fully charged battery. Another plus is that since all the light comes from LEDs (light-emitting diodes), there's almost no heat produced because all the electrical power is converted into photons, making it less dangerous and more efficient than traditional searchlights.